Wolfgang Puschnig (born 21 May 1956 in Klagenfurt, Austria) is an Austrian jazz musician (saxophone, flute, bass clarinet) and composer. Wolfgang Puschnig 2008

Biography

After his studies of saxophone and flute at the Vienna Conservatory Puschnig was the founding member of the Vienna Art Orchestra together with Mathias Rüegg in the mid-1970s. Here he was active until 1989. He was also involved in projects with Ernst Jandl involving Lauren Newton. He also played with Hans Koller in the early 1980s, with the quartet 'Air Mail' and 'Saxofour'.

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brought him into her groups in the mid 1980s. He worked with Wolfgang Mitterer, Uli Scherer, and his longtime partner Linda Sharrock and Jamaaladeen Tacuma in different groups, and also has cooperated with

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, Herbert Joos, Christof Lauer, and

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. In the project "Alpine Aspects" he started in 1991 with jazz musicians and the Amstetten musicians together (most recently at the JazzFest Berlin 2006 and at Musikfest Waidhofen / Thaya 2007). In addition, he has repeatedly performed with the Korean percussion ensemble

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. Puschnig is Professor at the

Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst Wien The University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna (german: link=no, Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst Wien, abbreviated MDW) is an Austrian university located in Vienna, established in 1817. With a student body of over three thous ...

and Board of the Institute for Popular Music.

Honors (selection)

* 1998: Hans Koller Prize as "Jazz Musician of the Year" * 2003: Recognition Award of

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* 2004: The first musician to receive an honorary doctorate from the Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt * 2016: Officer's Cross of the State of Carinthia's Order of Merit ( Großes Ehrenzeichen des Landes Kärnten)

Discography

Solo albums

* 1988: ''Pieces Of The Dream'' (Amadeo) * 1991: ''Alpine Aspects'' (Amadeo) * 1995: ''Mixed Metaphors'' (Amadeo) * 1997: ''Dream Weavers'' (Label Hopi) * 1998: ''Roots & Fruits'' ( EmArcy) * 1999: ''Aspects'' (Pao Records) * 2001: ''Chants'' (Quinton Records) * 2006: ''Things Change: The 50th Anniversary Box'' (EmArcy), 3xCD

Collaborations

;With Ernst Jandl * 1984: ''Bist Eulen?'' (Extraplatte) * 1988: ''Vom Vom Zum Zum'' (Extraplatte) ;With 'Air Mail' ( Harry Pepl,

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, Wolfgang Puschnig, Wolfgang Reisinger) * 1985: ''Prayer For Peace'' (Moers Music) * 1988: ''Light Blues'' (Amadeo, LP) * 2001: ''Light Blues'' (EmArcy, CD) ;With 'AM 4' (Wolfgang Puschnig / Linda Sharrock / Uli Scherer) * 1989: ''... And She Answered:'' (

ECM Records ECM (Edition of Contemporary Music) is an independent record label founded by Karl Egger, Manfred Eicher and Manfred Scheffner in Munich in 1969. While ECM is best known for jazz music, the label has released a variety of recordings, and ECM's a ...

) ;With Red Sun Samulnori (Choi Jong Sil, Kang Min Seok, Kim Duk-Soo, Lee Kwang Soo) * 1989: ''Red Sun Samulnori'' (Amadeo) * 1994: ''Then Comes The White Tiger'' (

) * 1995: ''Nanjang - A new Horizon'' (Amadeo, Antilles) ;With

* 1991: ''

The Very Big Carla Bley Band ''The Very Big Carla Bley Band'' is an album by American composer, bandleader and keyboardist Carla Bley released on the ECM (record label), Watt/ECM label in 1991.

'' (WATT Works) * 1996: '' The Carla Bley Big Band Goes to Church'' (WATT Works) * 2000: '' 4x4'' (WATT Works) * 2003: '' Looking for America'' (WATT Works) * 2008: ''

Appearing Nightly ''Appearing Nightly'' is a live album by American composer, bandleader and keyboardist Carla Bley, recorded in Paris in 2006 and released on the Watt/ECM label in 2008. Track listing All compositions by Carla Bley. # "Greasy Gravy" - 8:50 # " ...

'' (WATT Works) ;With Paul Urbanek and Hans Koller * 2000: ''The Hans Koller Concept'' (Extraplatte) * 2002: ''The Hans Koller Concept 2'' (Extraplatte) With the Vienna Art Orchestra *'' Tango from Obango'' (Art, 1980) *''

Concerto Piccolo ''Concerto Piccolo'' is a live album by European jazz group the Vienna Art Orchestra recorded at the Zürich Jazz Festival in 1980 and released on the Hat ART label.

'' (Hat ART, 1981) *''

Suite for the Green Eighties ''Suite for the Green Eighties'' is an album by European jazz group the Vienna Art Orchestra which was first released in 1982 on the Hat ART label.

'' (Hat ART, 1982) *''

From No Time to Rag Time ''From No Time to Rag Time'' is an album by European jazz group the Vienna Art Orchestra featuring variations on compositions by Anthony Braxton, Ornette Coleman, Scott Joplin, Hans Koller, Charles Mingus, Fritz Pauer, Bud Powell and Roswell Rudd w ...

'' (Hat ART, 1983) *''

The Minimalism of Erik Satie ''The Minimalism of Erik Satie'' is an album by European jazz group the Vienna Art Orchestra featuring interpretations of compositions by Erik Satie which was first released in 1984 on the Hat ART label.A Notion in Perpetual Motion ''A Notion in Perpetual Motion'' is a live album by European jazz group the Vienna Art Orchestra recorded in Switzerland which was first released in 1985 on the Hathut Records, Hat ART label as a double LP as ''Perpetuum Mobile'' then re-released i ...

'' (Hat ART, 1985) ;With other projects * 1986: ''Obsoderso'' (Moers Music), as Wolfgang Puschnig / Wolfgang Mitterer * 1986: ''Pat Brothers No. 1.'' (Moers Music), with The Pat Brothers (Wolfgang Mitterer, Wolfgang Puschnig) * 1988: ''Two Songs For Another Lovely War'' (Ex Zed Records), as Wolfgang Puschnig / Christian Radovan / Wolfgang Reisinger / Uli Scherer / Heiri Kaenzig / Harry Sokal / Mathias Rüegg * 1998: ''Holy Aureols Esoteric'' (Esovision), as Wolfgang Puschnig and Stefan Benkö * 1998: ''Spaces'' (EmArcy), as Wolfgang Puschnig • Mark Feldman * 1998: ''hot ROOM'' (Extraplatte), as Lechner / Puschnig / Tang / Youssef * 2000: ''Almost Blue'' (EmArcy), with

Willi Resetarits Wilhelm Resetarits (21 December 1948 – 24 April 2022),Steve Swallow , Don Alias , Victor Lewis * 2002: ''Red - White - Red & Spangled'' (Universal Music Austria), with Harry Sokal * 2005: ''Odem'' (EmArcy), as Wolfgang Puschnig, Jatinder Thakur, Dhafer Youssef * 2005: ''Color Fields'' (Unit Records), as

Newton Newton most commonly refers to: * Isaac Newton (1642–1726/1727), English scientist * Newton (unit), SI unit of force named after Isaac Newton Newton may also refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Newton'' (film), a 2017 Indian film * Newton ( ...

- Huber - Puschnig * 2005: ''Voices Of Time'' (Universal Music Austria), with Harry Sokal * 2007: ''Late Night Show Part II ''(Quinton Records), as Puschnig / Sharrock * 2008: ''Gemini Gemini'' (ITM ARCHIVES, 2xCD), with Jamaaladeen Tacuma * 2008: ''Alpine Aspects - Homage To O.C.'' (EmArcy), as Wolfgang Puschnig , Robert Pussecker * 2010: ''Terra'' (Leo Records), with Sainkho Namtchylak * 2011: ''Berühren'' (PAN TAU-X Records), with Triomobile ( Ponger,

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, Soyka, Puschnig) * 2014: ''The Jazz Composer's Orchestra Update'' (ECM Records), with Michael Mantler

References

External links

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Wolfgang Puschnig in SR-Archiv österreichischer Popularmusik
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